Every day we transcribe the main UK TV news bulletins and compare them, revealing which stories every channel agreed mattered, and which only one chose to run.
Across all channels right now, these are the topics and stories eating up the most airtime.
Across the last 5 days, Iran, Lyra McKee and Sudan emerged as new topics, while coverage of Andy Burnham, NHS and Venezuela Earthquake faded. Channel 5 stood out, giving Drought 7.0x the airtime share of its peers. Defence and World Cup led the agenda overall.
26 broadcasts
RecurringEngland defeated DR Congo 2-1 in the World Cup round of 32, with Harry Kane scoring twice in the last 15 minutes to secure victory and advance to the last 16.
14 broadcasts
PeakingReports indicate that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey have married in a New York wedding, according to BBC News.
14 broadcasts
RecurringTwo powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 1,700 people and leaving tens of thousands missing. Rescue operations continue with international aid arriving, and a strong aftershock has been reported.
14 broadcasts
FadingThe Court of Appeal overturned unduly lenient community sentences given to two teenage boys convicted of raping girls, replacing them with four years detention.
The most recent finished day's cross-channel verdict — where channels agreed and where they broke apart.
The editorial agenda was dominated by "World Cup", "Taylor Swift", and "Iran". Channel 5 showed a distinctive focus, over-indexing on "Drought" at 7.0x the average airtime share of peers.
View the full Friday 3 July 2026 breakdown →Where channels' language diverged most. Quotes shown in context on each topic page.
Zoom out: patterns over every day we've ever analysed.
Channels pulled together when their overall news agendas overlap; pushed apart when they diverge.
Topics that dominated TV news airtime aggregated across all dates.